Looks like the NYC taxi version costs `from $29000`
There is no way i am going to buy any of them for my town,
people refuse to get in a black cab as it is,
they think it is a `foriehn` taxi doing work in their town.
Fule consumption, ha ha ha
Lets see it guzel gas with the rest of us on things called `hills` in cumbria.
I am sure it is nice and new and all that stuff
But have they also addressed the problem of how to get vomit out of the corners and the carpet and other trimmings i hope are super easy clean material.
I have been driving a taxi for to long to get enthusiastic about `new` products.

I think it is very sad that the UK automobile industry cannot come up with a home grown equivalent that is just as good. But I forgot, the trade unions scuppered all that many years ago. But to be fair Nissan has a long UK history.

In early 1950s, Nissan partnered with an established European company to gain access to up-to-date automobile and engine designs. Nissan chose Austin of the United Kingdom, which later became the British Motor Corporation by its merger with Morris et al. Nissan began building Austin 7s in 1930, though the legitimacy of their license at that time is debated.

by 1955, the Austin A50 – completely built by Nissan and featuring a slightly larger body with new 1489 cc engine—was on the market in Japan. Nissan produced 20,855 Austins from 1953–1959.

The vehicle seems to be the most cost effective at the moment, but I don't like it in principle.

As I believe the Taxi owners/drivers pay for the fuel, possibly not. The new taxis will cost more than the old FX4 but will be more fuel efficient. So I suggest getting in a London cab and asking the driver, as he will probably be making more money in the future if he would mind if you don't give him a tip!!
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Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

I remember from my visit to London that cabs were these antique looking cars. They were cosy to sit in.

Well this is the latest TX4 version

Did you know there is apparently no rule that say they have to be black, they just are!!

We saw many that were something other than plain black. Many had advertising wraps. We saw two pink ones (on the same street at the same time - no mistake). One that had a watch gear paint job (or possibly wrap). And many others. Admittedly, the one that we rode in (at 2 in the morning getting to our hotel) was black.

The NY cabbies got a few gas electric hybrids a few years ago. Apparently, they were so popular that they commanded a higher daily price from the dispatchers...
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